How to Delete Text

The voice commands to delete characters, words, lines, and paragraphs from the document are as follows:

Note - Please press and hold control key before you use any delete command.  Otherwise application will recognize it as a text and not as a command.

To Delete recently dictated word or phrase

• Delete / Scratch that

This command erases the last word or phrase that has been dictated.

Note: Undo command can be used to erase a keystroke.

To Delete Specific Words

• Delete<text>

The <text> may represent any word or a phrase.  Select the text using Select Commands and say Delete.  Another way to delete a word is to place the cursor on the specific word and say Delete.

If the spoken <text> occurs multiple times in your document, you can easily resolve the Multiple Matches.

To Delete a Range of Words

• Delete<text1>through<text2>

The command deletes a part of your document.  <text1> and <text2> represent the actual words at the beginning and end of the selected range for deletion.

If <text1> and <text2> occur multiple times in your document, you can easily resolve the Multiple Matches.

To Delete One or More Characters

• Delete next character

The command deletes a character after the current location of the cursor.

• Delete next <2-20> characters

You can delete 2-20 characters after the current location of the cursor.

For example, say "Delete next 5 characters".

• Delete previous character

The command deletes a character before the current location of the cursor.

• Delete previous <2-20> characters

You can delete 2-20 characters before the current location of the cursor.

For example, say, "Delete previous 5 characters".

To Delete One or More Words / Lines / Paragraphs

• Delete next word/line/paragraph

The command deletes a word / line / paragraph in which the cursor is present.

• Delete next <2-20> words / lines / paragraphs

You can delete 2-20 words / lines / paragraphs after the current location of the cursor.

For example, say "Delete next 5 words", "Delete next 12 lines".

• Delete previous word / line / paragraph

The command deletes a word / line / paragraph in which the cursor is present.

• Delete previous <2-20> words / lines / paragraphs

You can delete 2-20 words before the current location of the cursor.

For example, say "Delete previous 5 words", "Delete previous 3 paragraphs".

Note - An alternate word for "next" is "forward".  Alternate words for "previous" are "back" and "last".